Obasy Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Obasy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Obasy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obasy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obasy is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Obasy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obasy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,372,517th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Obasy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Obasy live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 43 percent reside, Enugu, where 34 percent reside and Abia, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obasy
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